Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Cook's Garage in Lubbock on Oct 7, 2025.

AG Ken Paxton sues Texas Latino civic group, alleging ‘unlawful voter registration scheme’

The nonprofit Jolt, which was targeted by Paxton in 2024, said it is again asking the court to dismiss the ‘meritless’ lawsuit.

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

The nonprofit Jolt, which was targeted by Paxton in 2024, said it is again asking the court to dismiss the ‘meritless’ lawsuit.

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Fox News tries to smear Texas Democratic rising star James Talarico in comical hit-piece

The right-wing media outlet used a four-year-old tweet to try to paint Talarico has a radical leftist.

by Michael Karlis September 23, 2025September 23, 2025

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Desperate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz blubbers for bucks during Fox News appearance

‘This guy is absolutely flailing,’ former Cruz rival Beto O’Rourke said of the performance.

by Sanford Nowlin October 18, 2024November 14, 2024

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Bad Takes: Leaders should dump Trump over his disastrous immigration plan

Dennis Nixon, chair of Laredo-based International Bancshares Corp., criticized the border wall and Operation Lone Star yet still backs Trump.

by Kevin Sanchez March 8, 2024July 23, 2025

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San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg will meet with Biden during president’s border visit

Biden and Nirenberg will meet in Brownsville, while Trump will join Fox News’ Sean Hannity in Eagle Pass.

by Michael Karlis February 28, 2024December 11, 2024

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Texas lead the nation in anti-LGBTQ+ protests staged at drag performances this year

‘The analysis shows increasingly violent rhetoric and incidents as the year progressed, including armed white supremacists demonstrating in Texas,’ the report states.

by Michael Karlis December 19, 2022August 17, 2023

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Jewish Texans see surge in antisemitism as a precursor to fascism

Extremism experts and historians sound alarms as politicians, media personalities and celebrities amplify antisemitic conspiracies that have historically led to the killing of Jews.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune November 28, 2022June 20, 2025

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Kanye West spins conspiracy theory that The Gap had prior knowledge of Uvalde shooting

The rapper’s social media accounts were restricted over the weekend after he made a string of anti-Semitic remarks.

by Michael Karlis October 10, 2022June 30, 2024

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San Antonio-born army medic ‘person of interest’ in Martha’s Vineyard flight investigation

A Venezuelan migrant allegedly identified Perla Huerta as the mystery woman who lured migrants onto the flights, the New York Times reports.

by Michael Karlis October 3, 2022April 9, 2024

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz admits on Fox News that transporting migrants across state lines is illegal

Democratic lawmakers and civil-rights groups have accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of human trafficking after he flew 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week.

by Michael Karlis September 19, 2022November 9, 2023

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Bad Takes: Sorry, Greg Abbott, it’s not a ‘Nixonian’ tragedy that presidents aren’t above the law

Where was Abbott’s concern for protecting dissent in 2020 when Trump sent federal officers to Portland to throw Black Lives Matter protesters in the back of unmarked vans?

by Kevin Sanchez August 24, 2022July 23, 2025

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Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas ridiculed after claiming his gender pronoun is ‘kiss my ass’

Twitter users called out Cruz for his apparently insatiable appetite for kissing Donald Trump’s ass.

by Sanford Nowlin July 24, 2022April 2, 2025

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A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings

The “God-given right” to self-defense has become a rallying cry in Texas politics, further cementing gun ownership as a holy cause and political identity. The state’s Republican leadership has spent decades carrying the banner.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2022July 22, 2024

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San Antonio-Austin Rep. Chip Roy tries to adjourn U.S. House rather than vote for Ukraine aid

Roy also voted against a U.S. ban on Russian oil imports and during a Fox News appearance seemed to downplay the brutality of the invasion.

by Sanford Nowlin May 11, 2022August 17, 2023

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Report shows Texas leaders’ repeated attempts to mislead the public about Operation Lone Star

Gov. Greg Abbott says his immigration crackdown has nabbed 887 pounds of fentanyl, for example, but that number is statewide, not from the border.

by Sanford Nowlin April 27, 2022August 17, 2023

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After voting against Russian oil ban, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy now says he’s helping Ukraine’s orphans

Roy was one of the few House members to buck a bipartisan 414-17 vote to ban Russian oil imports.

by Sanford Nowlin March 30, 2022June 30, 2025

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AG Ken Paxton sues Texas Latino civic group, alleging ‘unlawful voter registration scheme’

Fox News tries to smear Texas Democratic rising star James Talarico in comical hit-piece

Desperate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz blubbers for bucks during Fox News appearance

Bad Takes: Leaders should dump Trump over his disastrous immigration plan

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg will meet with Biden during president’s border visit

Texas lead the nation in anti-LGBTQ+ protests staged at drag performances this year

Jewish Texans see surge in antisemitism as a precursor to fascism

Kanye West spins conspiracy theory that The Gap had prior knowledge of Uvalde shooting

San Antonio-born army medic ‘person of interest’ in Martha’s Vineyard flight investigation

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz admits on Fox News that transporting migrants across state lines is illegal

Bad Takes: Sorry, Greg Abbott, it’s not a ‘Nixonian’ tragedy that presidents aren’t above the law

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas ridiculed after claiming his gender pronoun is ‘kiss my ass’

A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings

San Antonio-Austin Rep. Chip Roy tries to adjourn U.S. House rather than vote for Ukraine aid

Report shows Texas leaders’ repeated attempts to mislead the public about Operation Lone Star

After voting against Russian oil ban, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy now says he’s helping Ukraine’s orphans

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas likens pandemic mandates to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ted Cruz sends fundraising email suggesting the FBI was behind the Jan. 6 insurrection

Ted Cruz claims he misspoke in labeling Jan. 6 a ‘terrorist attack.’ He’s called it that 17 other times.